Go to Sitemap
News & Stories
Read the latest news and stories in the SickKids newsroom. Looking to interview someone? Connect with our media team.
May 5, 2021
Placental diseases are often implicated in stillbirths and serious illnesses of newborns, making early detection critical.
April 26, 2021
Survey highlights challenges of caring for infants and toddlers during the COVID-19 pandemic
A survey of over 2,000 families across Canada revealed struggles to find information and support in caring for their young children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 23, 2021
SickKids Emergency Department is open and safe
Our Emergency Department has the appropriate staffing, processes and protocols in place, including robust infection prevention and control measures, to ensure the safety of all patients, families and staff.
April 22, 2021
SickKids gives baby Félix fighting chance with one-of-a-kind cancer surgery
A surgery to remove tumour weighing approximately 15 per cent of Félix Devigne’s total body weight was made possible through collaboration between SickKids and Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg.
April 21, 2021
International research team used exosomes from amniotic fluid stem cells in animal models and human lung cells to treat underdeveloped fetal lungs, restarting growth and normal functioning.
April 14, 2021
New paediatric virtual urgent care program offers children and families digital front door to care
SickKids’ new virtual urgent care program aims to help children and families determine what type of care is needed.
April 12, 2021
New SickKids YouTube channel, The SKOOP, provides inpatients, families and kids at home access to a variety of original programming to help children and youth cope with hospitalization.
April 11, 2021
SickKids accepting additional transfers of paediatric inpatients
As of April 12, SickKids will be accepting paediatric inpatients from certain hospitals across the GTA to help increase health system capacity.
April 9, 2021
Spit samples uncover genetic risk factors for paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
SickKids collaboration with UCalgary could be a step toward earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for children and youth with OCD.
April 6, 2021
SickKids preparing to receive admissions of younger adults with COVID-19 to ICU
The recent increase of COVID-related ICU admissions has strained the adult health-care system. As a result, SickKids is opening an eight-bed unit within the ICU for previously healthy adults (approximately 40 years old and under) with COVID-19. The eight-bed unit will be made available for adults if needed.
April 6, 2021
SickKids scientist Michael Taylor receives prestigious European cancer research prize
Dr. Michael Taylor, along with Dr. Stefan Pfister of Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg, is a co-recipient of the 2021 Léopold Griffuel Award from Fondation ARC, recognizing their contributions to childhood cancer research.
March 29, 2021
New research finds majority of children with autism may be 'doing well'
A national study led SickKids and CAMH takes a strengths-based approach to autism assessment, suggesting positive outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more common than previously thought.